After the news of the Battle of Warsaw spread, the Russian command was gloomy. The good situation in the Warsaw area was lost, and the tsarist government advocated abandoning the North-South War, and the call for reinforcements to Warsaw became louder and louder.

On the day he received the war report, Ivanov returned to St. Petersburg by train and held secret talks with Alexander II overnight.

No one knows the specific contents, in short, the turmoil within Russia was suppressed by Alexander II.

After settling the internal strife, Marshal Ivanov's eyes returned to the battlefield again, looking at the casualty data in his hands, and sighed deeply.

"Order the Fourth Army to retreat, they don't need to stay there anymore."

There may be kindness, but there is still no need for more. Originally, Ivanov also counted on the Fourth Army to hold back the main forces of the Prussian army and buy time for the Russian army.

Now the Fifth Army has been crippled, the Seventh Army has also suffered heavy losses, and even if the Third Army and the Sixth Army arrive, the Russian army has lost the ability to encircle and annihilate the main force of the Prussian Army.

At this point, there was no need for the Fourth Army to sacrifice. Even if they were unhappy, Ivanov had to consider the political implications of the total annihilation of the Fourth Army.

The middle-aged officer reminded: "Marshal, according to the information from the front, the main force of the Fourth Army has been exhausted, and the total strength of General Obodo is less than 30,000 people, and I am afraid that it will be ...... to break through."

Ivanov said angrily: "There are not so many fears!" The main forces of the Prussian army are in Warsaw, the total strength of the enemy is so much, and Moltke is not a god, he cannot conjure up an army.

Most of the people who surrounded the Fourth Army were like this, and that was the fool of Opodo didn't notice that the enemy's main force was leaving, and if he had a different person, the current situation would not have been so bad. ”

Shake the pot!

If you lose a battle, someone needs to take responsibility. The top brass of the Fifth Army and the Seventh Army, as the parties concerned, will definitely not be able to escape.

Now there is no accountability, let them continue to command the troops to make meritorious deeds, that is the needs of the war, and the tsarist government will still settle the merits after the war.

As the commander-in-chief of the Russian army, Marshal Ivanov also needs to take responsibility. At this time, you need to be the back-up man, and Opodo is this unlucky guy.

Of course, Opodo is not wronged. If he hadn't acted without his own initiative, which disrupted the overall deployment of the Russian army, there would have been no such defeat in Warsaw.

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Ever since the Battle of Warsaw began, Franz has been paying close attention. I have to admit that in this battle, the Prussian army fought very beautifully and brought the speed to the extreme.

In comparison, the performance of the Russian army is much worse. Especially in terms of coordination, the Fifth Army was besieged by the Prussian army, and the Seventh Army was not able to rescue in time, and the Fifth Army was finished before they could react.

If the Russians had reacted a little quicker, or had been more vigilant, and the Fifth and Seventh Armies had been able to work closely together and provide timely reinforcements, it would not have been so simple for the Prussian army to win.

Chief of Staff Albrecht: "Your Majesty, the Russo-Prussian War is coming to an end. If no miracle is born, the defeat of the Popo Federation is a foregone conclusion. ”

This conclusion came as a surprise to Franz. You must know that before the Battle of Warsaw, the General Staff gave the conclusion that the chances of victory for Prussia and Russia were 28 open, and now that the Prussian army won the Battle of Warsaw, the chances of victory have not increased but decreased.

Franz asked suspiciously, "Why?" The Prussians won the Battle of Warsaw, they should have increased their chances of victory, how could they ......"

Albrecht explained: "Tactically, the Battle of Warsaw was won very beautifully by the Prussian army, which turned the unfavorable situation in the Warsaw area in one fell swoop.

But strategically it is different, after the Battle of Warsaw, the Russian army lost its superiority in the Warsaw area, and then the Russian Third Army and the Sixth Army may have to be cautious and cautious.

The Prussian army wants to find an opportunity to encircle and annihilate the remaining Russian army, and it is almost impossible. With Ivanov's style, most of the Russian troops will not take the initiative to attack next, but hang the Prussian army from afar.

The Russian Third Army and Sixth Army, plus the remnants of the Seventh Army and the Fifth Army in front, still have a total strength of 600,000. Defeating them is not something that can be done overnight.

In the battle ahead, the Prussian army was not without losses, and the strength in Moltke's hands was probably not much different from that of the Russian army. It is also difficult to divide troops to reinforce other battlefields.

As soon as the Prussian army is divided, these Russian troops will immediately pounce and seize the Warsaw area.

Moltke did not dare to give up the Warsaw area, and if he lost the Warsaw area, he would lose Poland. Neither political nor military repercussions could be borne by the Berlin government.

Before the war, the General Staff judged the two-point chance of victory for the Prussian Federation, which was based on the premise that the Prussian army won the Battle of Warsaw, and Moltke had to kill the Russian Third Army and the Sixth Army together.

Under normal circumstances, this would be an almost impossible task. Moltke must have realized that he was not sure, so he would move ahead of time and not give the Russians time to gather forces. ”

From a military point of view, Moltke was certainly right. When the Russian army is assembled, even if it is sent to the door, they will not be able to eat it, and it is undoubtedly the most correct choice to strike first.

The right choice is not equal to the final victory, and the gap in strength cannot be bridged by individuals.

If you only think about the military, it is the best choice to abandon the Warsaw area now, first kill the Russian troops on the southern front, and then come back for a decisive battle.

Actually, it simply can't be done. There were also a large number of Polish soldiers in the Prussian army, and if Moltke dared to abandon Warsaw without a fight, the Polish soldiers were about to mutiny.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Karl questioned: "I'm afraid it's not necessarily! The Popo Federation has been fully mobilized, many retired veterans have returned to the army, and students from military schools have graduated early and entered the army.

These newly formed units are under-trained and their combat effectiveness is worrisome, but they can always be used to defend the city and delay time. ”

Albrecht nodded: "Berlin may be able to hold it, but Poznan definitely can't hold it." At this point in the war, the Poles could no longer be relied on.

The Russians had naval problems in the Battle of East Prussia, and the Prussian army had no chance of winning, and defeat was only a matter of time.

The Prussian Confederation could not afford to lose, and wherever the Russians broke through, the Prussian army in Warsaw would become a lone army. ”

The human heart is the most complex, and loyalty is also valuable.

People are more willing to believe what they see than what the government says. The Russians are all in the city, and the government still says that persistence is victory, who will believe it?

The Popo Federation had only been established for a few years, and national loyalty had not yet had time to be cultivated. When people's hearts are confused, that is the "same forest bird", and they fly separately when the disaster comes.

The tsarist government has not ruled Poland for a day or two, and it is not completely without roots in the region, and it is normal for capitalists and nobles to secretly collude with the Russians for their own interests.

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After a little thought, Franz made a decision: "Now that the big picture is decided, let's not interfere." Let the immigration department prepare, a new wave of immigration is about to break out.

This immigration is extraordinary, there are a large number of retired soldiers, and it is necessary to do a good job of screening and not letting extremists get in. ”

There is no way, the European intellectual circles have been in a mess these days, and all kinds of ideas are rampant, and more than 80 percent of them are utopian.

In particular, war-torn areas are places where extremist ideologies of all kinds are high. Austria recruited immigrants to develop the colonial economy, not to experiment with new ideas.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

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